WHAT IS A BRIDGE?

THE MAKING OF CALATRAVA'S BRIDGE IN SEVILLE

SPIRO N. POLLALIS

CONTENTS

Preface

VIM

Acknowledgments...x

1 The Commission for the Alamillo Bridge

2 The Architecture of the Bridge 18

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3 The Engineering of the Bridge 36

U Structural Analysis and Design 54

5 Construction Planning 90

6 Construction.

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7 Epilogue. .160

A p p e n d i x A: Data Sheet .164

Appendix B: C o n s t r u c t i o n Costs... 168

A p p e n d i x C: Selected C o n s t r u c t i o n Drawings...!70

References... 184

Index... 186

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PoLlalis. Spiro N., 1954What is a bridge9 : the making of Calatrava's bridge in Seville / Spiro N. PoUalis ; drawings by Alberto DiazHermidas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-262-161 74-5 [he : alk. paper) 1. Puente del Alamillo (Seville, Spain). 2. BridgesSpainSevilleDesign and construction. I. Title. TG88.P84P65 1999 624'.5.094686-dc21 98-535 U CIP